स ह प्रातः संजिहान उवाच यद्बतान्नस्य लभेमहि लभेमहि धनमात्रांराजासौ यक्ष्यते स मा सर्वैरार्त्विज्यैर्वृणीतेति ॥ १.१०.६ ॥
In plain words
In the morning, rising, he said, "If only we could get some food, we might get a little wealth. Yonder king is about to sacrifice; he might choose me for all the priestly offices."